Fort Worth, Texas: TEXRail abruptly calls off plans to run the trains Saturday, citing federal shutdown

By Gordon Dickson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; January 4, 2019 FORT WORTH – Less than 12 hours before the TEXRail commuter…

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Andrew Selden responds to Amtrak’s Stephen Gardner opinion article in Railway Age Magazine

By Andrew Selden, United Rail Passenger Alliance, Railway Age Magazine; January 4, 2019 Amtrak Senior Executive Vice President Stephen Gardner’s…

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Czech Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express records strong growth in 2018

By David Briginshaw, International Railway Journal; December 27, 2018 CZECH Republic open-access passenger operator Leo Express says it carried more…

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Dutch passenger train operator NS places €400m passenger car order

From Railway Technology; January 2, 2019 Dutch state-owned railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has placed an order worth nearly €400m…

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Ottawa, Ontario to get keys to new light-rail line by March 31 after multiple delays

By Paul Conley, Editor-in-Chief, RT&S Magazine; January 4, 2019 The consortium building Ottawa’s light rail transit (LRT) Confederation Line says…

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See a week of Amtrak trips on one animated map

By Dan Malouff, Editorial Director, Greater Greater Washington; January 3, 2019 This animation shows how every Amtrak train in America…

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California’s Pacific Coast Highway Is an Iconic Road Trip — but It’s Even Better by Train

By Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure; January 2, 2019 There’s one thing I love about road trips: when they’re over.…

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Of Note: Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, died Thursday at 87

By J. Bruce Richardson, CorridorRail.com; January 4, 2018 Politico Morning Transportation today reports the passing of the legendary Herb Kelleher,…

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Virginia: Newport News Transportation Center project has been in the design phase for nearly six years. Here’s why

By Julia Marsigliano, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily; January 3, 2019 NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News Transportation Center was supposed be…

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The Jaxson: Jacksonville Could Get Train Route To Other Florida Cities

By Ennis Davis, WJCT; January 2, 2019 A railroad company called Virgin Trains USA is going public, and its plans…

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New Jersey Transit met safety deadline. But it had to do some weird things

By Curtis Tate, North Jersey Record; January 3, 2019 Yes, NJ Transit finished the required work on a safety system…

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Brightline to start building rail from South Florida to Orlando in March while it rebrands as Virgin Trains

By Kevin Spear, Reporter, Orlando Sentinel; January 3, 2019 Buffeted by oppositional lawsuits, doubts about financing and an identity makeover,…

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Burleson, Texas first on list for new commuter rail service

By Neetish Basnet, Burleson Star; January 3, 2019 Burleson is first and then comes Cleburne, as far as plans for…

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Moline, Illinois city leaders find new hope for passenger rail to Chicago with Illinois leadership change

By Chris Carter, KWQC, NBC 6; January 2, 2019 MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – City leaders in Moline are hoping a…

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Infrastructure push will hit familiar roadblocks in new Congress

By Sam Mintz, Politico Morning Transportation; January 2, 2019 … —All 41 railroads required by law to implement positive train…

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Texas: Tarrant County’s TEXRail makes maiden voyage to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

By Ray Leszcynski, Communities, The Dallas Morning News; January 2, 2019 FORT WORTH — It was fitting that the tickets…

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Florida: Brightline back on track for Orlando rail extension – for now

By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida, Miami Herald; December 28, 2018 Florida’s fledgling private passenger-rail service has had some…

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New Connecticut DOT boss has trained for the job for more than 40 years

By Emilie Munson, Connecticut Post; December 29, 2018 Joseph Giulietti has walked every mile of the Metro North railroad track…

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Among the headaches Gavin Newsom will inherit as governor: California’s troubled bullet train project

By Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times; December 28, 2018 Gov. Jerry Brown has devoted half a century of political knowledge…

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UK: Passenger’s flushed bra takes cup for daftest train toilet mishap, says Virgin

By Stephen Naysmith, The Herald; December 30, 2018 Virgin Trains is urging passengers to use toilets appropriately after a passenger…

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Midwest Amtrak riders between St. Louis and Chicago are still waiting for 90 and 110 mph speeds

By Mark Schlinkmann, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News; December 31, 2018 While most of a $1.95-billion upgrade of the…

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Amtrak and Megabus tout free WiFi. So why is service patchy — or nonexistent?

By Faiz Siddiqui, The Washington Post; December 30, 2018 On her daily commute from Baltimore to Philadelphia via Amtrak, Uschi…

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Southern California: Stephanie Wiggins’ 5-year contract with Metrolink could end revolving door of CEOs

By Steve Scauzillo, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News; December 26, 2018 Metrolink, a Southern California passenger rail agency…

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Virgin Trains USA visits potential station sites in Fort Pierce, Stuart; which Florida city has inside track?

By Gil Smart, Treasure Coast Newspapers, TCPalm.com; December 28, 2018 Fort Pierce or Stuart? Well, OK. Each has its own…

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Man Electrocuted In Port Richmond, Pennsylvania Allegedly Trying To Steal Copper Wiring, Police Say

From CBS Philly 3; December 30, 2018 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A man was electrocuted after allegedly trying to steal copper…

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